Read 31 poetry books in August - My recommendations for The Sealey Challenge - August 19 - August 25
Join me #31poetrybookswithmirjam
The Sealey Challenge @thesealeychallenge is a community challenge to read one book of poems every day for the month of August #sealeychallenge
I will recommend a poetry book each day. You do you, read one poem a day or a poetry book a day and tag me and #31poetrybookswithmirjam
Poetry books read and recommended this week
To Live Here
A Haiku Anthology
published by The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press
Haiku were my first love and this collection curated by Giorgia Di Pancrazio @giorgia.creates and Katherine E Winnick @katherineewinnick is a true gem.
All royalties go to charity.
And Still I Rise
Maya Angelou
Poetic perfection.
Cold Water Poems
by Mirjam Mahler
On January 23, 2022 I tried cold water swimming / ice bathing for the first time. I found it most unpleasant but was also intrigued and came back many many times since. I felt that my poem „Winter Lake“ deserved to be published. After several rejections I decided to publish it myself in my first cold water themed collection published in January 2024. Today I went for a dip in the coldest body of water I could find.
Expression From The Heart
Edited and compiled by Ishita Ganguly
This collection features poems by 40 women writers from 15 countries. My poems "On the other side" is included and this was my first printed piece. I share pages in this collection with Ishita and poets Diana Wiese, Heidi Behr, Karen E Fraser and Mary Beth Kaplan
that have now become my poet friends. I'm immensely grateful to Ishita Ganguly for this opportunity.Ourselves in Rivers and Oceans -
A poetry anthology
Published by The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press
Poetry and water in all its forms is the perfect combination for me.
All proceeds are donated to water.org
Edited by Claire Thom, Marc Brimble, John Tessitore and Sarah Jeannine Gawthrop.
The Poetry Pharmacy
Edited by William Sieghart
This is such a great idea, curating poems and matching them to emotional needs, a start of mind or a mood.
Weaving Magic with Eleven - A Poetic Anthology
Edited by Tammy Muehlfelder
One of my favorite poetic forms are eleven word five line elfchen poems (German for a tiny eleven).
word then two followed by three now write four words word
I have made wonderful poet friends through the @elfchenlovers community. The talented Tammy Muehlfelder @thebohemianreview invited me to join her in an elfchen book project and I'm happy that 21 of my elfchen poems have found a home in Weaving Magic with Eleven - A Poetic Anthology, where words and emotions are weaved together in elfchen poems paired with captivating photos.
